Match Report
| Genoa | Genoa |  |  | Empoli | Empoli | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sidney Elzéard | S. Elzéard |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 |  | Oscar Carrasco | O. Carrasco | |||||||||
| Maurizio Pierini | M. Pierini |  | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | Claudio Brighi | C. Brighi | |||||||||
| Nicola C. Gazzoli | N. Gazzoli | | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Antonio Circati | A. Circati | |||||||||
| Matjaz Garzya | M. Garzya | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 | | Giulio Sibilano | G. Sibilano | |||||||||
| Noah Bräutigam | N. Bräutigam |  | 53 | D | | 5 | | D | 55 | | Donato Bravo | D. Bravo | |||||||||
| Matteo Corradi | M. Corradi | | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Gianmatteo Bellucci | G. Bellucci | |||||||||
| Federico Filippi | F. Filippi | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 | | Mattia Sciaccaluga | M. Sciaccaluga | |||||||||
| Aimo Damiani | A. Damiani | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Eddy Barzagli | E. Barzagli | |||||||||
| Ivan Pastor | I. Pastor | | 58 | M | | 9 | | A | 66 | | Ljubisa Montervino | L. Montervino | |||||||||
| Bogdan Simons | B. Simons |  | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Mario Miceli | M. Miceli | |||||||||
| Aladino Siviglia | A. Siviglia | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Jonathan Ferron | J. Ferron | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Stadio Luigi Ferraris where Genoa play host to Empoli. A crowd of 17,641 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Genoa are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Empoli appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Genoa are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Empoli appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Genoa get the match underway!
4.20
0-0Antonio Circati makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mattia Sciaccaluga. Mattia Sciaccaluga controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mario Miceli. Mario Miceli shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
8.49
0-0Giulio Sibilano controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddy Barzagli. Eddy Barzagli threads the ball through to Ljubisa Montervino. Ljubisa Montervino passes the ball forward but Jonathan Ferron is offside!
10.02
0-1Gianmatteo Bellucci controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jonathan Ferron. Jonathan Ferron lofts in a cross ball towards Mario Miceli. Mario Miceli flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
15.15
0-1Federico Filippi chips the ball to his team mate, Aladino Siviglia. Aladino Siviglia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.54
Eddy Barzagli makes a probing pass to Ljubisa Montervino. Ljubisa Montervino controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.46
Eddy Barzagli brings the ball forward. Eddy Barzagli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.55
0-1Claudio Brighi barges into Ivan Pastor. The referee calls over Claudio Brighi and warns him to calm down! Ivan Pastor stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.45
0-1Noah Bräutigam chips the ball to his team mate, Ivan Pastor. Ivan Pastor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Aladino Siviglia. Aladino Siviglia controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Oscar Carrasco manages to gather it comfortably.
34.26
Eddy Barzagli passes the ball forward to Ljubisa Montervino. Ljubisa Montervino knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Maurizio Pierini.
36.50
Aimo Damiani deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Aladino Siviglia. Aladino Siviglia goes all the way! Aladino Siviglia shoots from just inside the box. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Aladino Siviglia!
39.34
Donato Bravo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eddy Barzagli. Eddy Barzagli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mario Miceli. Mario Miceli knocks in a cross ball towards Jonathan Ferron. Jonathan Ferron is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Sidney Elzéard easily smothers it.
42.56
Matteo Corradi threads the ball through to Bogdan Simons. Bogdan Simons knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Antonio Circati.
45.00
Eddy Barzagli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonathan Ferron. Jonathan Ferron sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Empoli kick off!
48.34
Ivan Pastor chips the ball to his team mate, Bogdan Simons. Bogdan Simons threads the ball through to Aladino Siviglia. Aladino Siviglia takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Oscar Carrasco easily smothers it!
49.38
Federico Filippi makes a probing pass to Bogdan Simons. Bogdan Simons shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
54.16
1-1Empoli are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Genoa's defence.
65.22
Eddy Barzagli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mario Miceli. Mario Miceli knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sidney Elzéard who gathers it comfortably.
72.24
Gianmatteo Bellucci makes a simple pass to Jonathan Ferron. Jonathan Ferron knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sidney Elzéard who gathers it comfortably.
77.49
Gianmatteo Bellucci chips the ball to his team mate, Mario Miceli. Mario Miceli knocks in a cross ball towards Jonathan Ferron. Jonathan Ferron is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Sidney Elzéard easily picks it out of the air!
78.25
Eddy Barzagli knocks the ball forward to Mario Miceli. Mario Miceli finds some space and shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Sidney Elzéard had no chance!! Goal for Empoli!
83.13
Giulio Sibilano makes a simple pass to Mattia Sciaccaluga. Mattia Sciaccaluga knocks the ball forward to Mario Miceli. Mario Miceli knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sidney Elzéard who gathers it comfortably.
89.05
Giulio Sibilano kicks a strong pass forward to Gianmatteo Bellucci. Gianmatteo Bellucci makes a simple pass to Mario Miceli. Mario Miceli shoots from 20 yards but Sidney Elzéard is on top of it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.3%
48.7%
Play Area
26.3%
51.3%
22.4%
Scorers
| Aladino Siviglia 37 | Mario Miceli 10, 78 |